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ArticleThe open respiratory medicine journal2018

Spirometric Values of Greek People and Comparison with ECSC and GLI Values in COPD People.

Nikolaos Tatsis, Sotirios Kakavas, Evgenios Metaxas, Evangelos Balis, George Tatsis, Nikolaos Pantazis, Petros Bakakos, Nikolaos Koulouris, Κostantinos Hadjistavrou

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Nikolaos TatsisPulmonary Department of EVAGGELISMOS Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Sotirios KakavasPulmonary Department of EVAGGELISMOS Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Evgenios MetaxasPulmonary Department of EVAGGELISMOS Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Evangelos BalisPulmonary Department of EVAGGELISMOS Hospital, Athens, Greece.
George TatsisPulmonary Department of EVAGGELISMOS Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos PantazisDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Athens University Medical School,Athens, Greece.
Petros Bakakos1 Respiratory Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, ''SOTIRIA" Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos Koulouris1 Respiratory Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, ''SOTIRIA" Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Athens, Greece.
Κostantinos Hadjistavrou1 Respiratory Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, ''SOTIRIA" Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Athens, Greece.

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backgroundDuring the past few years, the use of criteria introduced by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is recommended for the diagnosis and classification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD),taking into account the values of a Forced Expiratory Volume In 1 second (FEV1) and a Forced Expiratory Volume In 1 second (FEV1) to Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ratio. In Europe, the reference values of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), that were originally developed in 1993 are still used. AIM OF THE STUDY: The study aimed to carry out measurement of spirometric values in a healthy, non smoking Greek population, development of local equations and comparison with ECSC and Global Lung Initiative(GLI) equations, in order to see if there is a need for separate ones in everyday use.

methodsNormal predicted values for FEV1 and FEV1/FVC% were obtained from a group of 500 healthy subjects, aged 18-89 years. In addition, a group of 124 COPD patients, with no other comorbidities was studied. Patients were classified according to GOLD criteria in four groups with ECSC, GLI predicted values or with our own predicted values.

resultsThe statistical analysis has revealed that there is no significant difference among the three sets of predicted values and no statistical difference was detected among the classification of COPD patients.

conclusionIt is shown that the 3 sets of predicted values are almost identical, despite the fact that they have been collected from different study populations.Αccording to the study, there is no need in recalculating values for Greek population.

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PMCPMC6080060

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